Past Activities
Missions completed A-H

Albania
1-5 October 1998, Tirana
Promotion action of First Cinematographic Festival in Albania, MediTirana Film Festival, a manifestation symbol for the promotion of Peace, Tolerance, and cultural identities in Mediterranean.

24-26 April 2000, Tirana
Inauguration of Albanian Film Festival with Minister of Culture Edi Rama. Participation at meeting and press conferences.


Bosnia-Erzegovina
27-28 October 1995, Sarajevo
Autumn Festival: support and participation in the Festival with an official delegation.


Croatia
12 June 1996, Zagreb
World Festival of Animated. Participation with selection of animated film in favour of Peace and Tolerance in the region.


Cuba
20-28 May 2000
Participation at Informatica 2000, with Magistral Relation for the inauguration and presentation of Mediterranean Programme of UNESCO.


Egypt
8 December 1994, Il Cairo
International Film Festival: endorsement of "Cairo Conference" about inspiration principles of Mediterranean Cinema.

8 December 1995, Il Cairo
International Film Festival: seminars and press conference about Cooperation Plan between Arab and European cinemas, redaction of Cairo Declaration.

14-16 January 1996, Il Cairo: foundation of Permanent Conference of Audiovisual Mediterranean (COPEAM), an organism that reunites 31 public broadcasting of Euromediterranean area; OCCAM is one of founding members of this organization and it has an important role of coordination in the world of cinematographic festivals and televisions in the region.

3-31 December 1998, Il Cairo
International Film Festival: seminars and conference for cooperation between Arab and European cinemas.


Spain
20 October 1994, Valencia
Mediterranean Cinema: reunion in order to define Action schedule of this réseau between Festivals.

20 October 1995, Valencia
Mediterranean Cinema: meeting for promotion of euromediterranean co-productions.

24 May 1997, Minorca
First edition of FesCiMe. Promoted by OCCAM, it is considered a link for relationships with Latin-American culture.

23-30 May 1998, Minorca
Second edition of FesCiMe: meetings about influences and relationships of Mediterranean cinema with Latin-Americans countries.

12-13 January 1999, Madrid
Day about: "Archives of cinematographic e audiovisual documentation, sources of information and disinformation" at San PabloCeuUniversity, with patronage of Minister of Education and Culture.

5-9 March 1999, Valencia
COPEAM Conference where Pierpaolo Saporito assume the role of President of the Permanent Commission of cinema and television.

6-9 May 1999, Valencia
General meeting of ASITRA (Association of Hispano-American Television). Agreement protocol with Valencian Television for the opening of OCCAM seat in Valencia.

24-28 May 1999, Minorca
Third edition of FesCiMe: presentation OCCAM of problems and documents related with Peace and Tolerance in the region.

25-27 May 2000, Valencia
Conference about "Patrimony, Communication and Administration of Culture for a durable Mediterranean", Valldigna.

April 2002, Valencia
Forum Conference


France
26 October 1994, Montpellier
International Festival of Mediterranean Cinema: its functions and its mission are established.

15 Decembre 1994, UNESCO, Paris
Inscription of MCM as official réseau of cinematographic festival in the Programma Mediterraneo dell'UNESCO.

7 April 1995, UNESCO, Paris
Constitution of Promoter Committee of Cinematographic Festival of Beyrout, as requested by General Director of UNESCO, M. Federico Mayor, concerning themes of Peace and Tolerance.

21-22 May 1995, Cannes
Festival of Cinema: meeting with festival's directors for the adjustment of active forms of cooperation.

29 October 1995, Montpellier
Internazional Festival of Mediterranean Cinema: European conference about distribution in Mediterranean cinema.

15 May 1996, Cannes
Festival of Cinema: meeting with ONG and MCM directors in order to define executive programmes of the year.

6 June 1996, UNESCO, Paris
Signature of Agreement Protocol for the beginning of OCCAM project by General Director M. Federico Mayor.

28 October 1996, Montpellier
International Festival of Mediterranean Cinema: adjustment of cooperation agreement for creation of databases on film distribution in mediterranean area, and press conference for the presentation.

31 January 1996, Marsiglia
General Conference of COPEAM, "The audiovisual cooperation in euro-mediterranean space. For strategies to action: creation, production, diffusion"; cooperation programmes, promotion of a federation of Mediterraneanindependent producers, debut of co-production projects; launch of Mediterranean Producers Association (APIMED).

13 May 1997, Cannes
Festival of Cinema: meetings for adjustment of cinematographic cooperation programmes in the region.

23 Oct. - 1 Nov. 1998, Montpellier
International Festival of Mediterranean Cinema: meeting concerning databases in Mediterranean cinema.

23 March 1999, UNESCO, Parigi
Participation in the delivery of Enrico Fulchignoni Prize to Albanianfilm "Colonel Bunker" at the presence of Minister of Culture Edi Rama.

May 1999, Cannes
Festival of Cinema: meeting CICT for promotion of young cinema in developing countries.

December 1999, UNESCO, Paris
Meeting about new communication technologies, promoted by Mediterranean Council of Culture.

March 2000, UNESCO, Paris
Meeting Unesco Mediterranean Programme.

May 2000, Cannes
Festival of Cinema: seminar of studies on copyright protection.

27 January 2000
Election of OCCAM President to World President of International Council Consiglio of Cinema and Televisione at the UNESCO.

3-5 May, UNESCO, Parigi
Seminar of preparation at the presence of President of UNESCO Executive Board for Infopoverty Conference.

17 May 2001, Cannes
Festival of Cinema: meetings on new prospectives of euromediterranean cinema.

24 September 2001, UNESCO, Paris
Participation to opening of Image et Science and ceremony for delivery of Camera Prize.


Greece
22 November 1995, Thessaloniki
International Film Festival: meetings with Mediterranean authors.

14-16 November 1997, Thessaloniki
Conference de Haut Niveau about Euromediterranean Audiovisual, in which OCCAM presented the project of "Festival of the Festivals on TV&Web". In occasion of this conference, there was the launchof a programme concerning a new satellite television chain in Mediterranean area: EUROMEDTV .

28-31 October 1998, Kalamata
Promotion of First Kalamata Cinema Festival and meetings with Balkan authors.

16-20 November 1999, Thessaloniki
International Film Festival: participation at the Festival and meetings with Greek authors and cinematographers at Larina and Athens.

28-31 March 2001, Thessaloniki
COPEAM Conference.